Pre Season Rankings & Reviews

MeanGreen61 · July 7, 2008

#53 UCLA

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/0...-ucla/#more-958

Who is No. 52?: Bill Parcells has been the head coach with the Giants, the New England Patriots, the Jets, the Dallas Cowboys and this program.

MeanGreen61 · July 8, 2008

#52 Air Force

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/0...force/#more-960

Who is No. 51?: After going 27 years without a national championship, this university’s men’s lacrosse team has won three titles since 1999.

MeanGreen61 · July 9, 2008

#51 Virginia

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/0...ginia/#more-961

Hint to next team, No. 50: This university’s departed starting quarterback threw for over 11,000 yards and 70 touchdowns during his sterling four-year career.

greenminer · July 9, 2008

A shot in the dark: Tulsa and its departed Paul Smith.

edit: I'm doubtful, because off the top of my head I would think the Golden Hurricane would be higher.

Edited July 9, 2008 by greenminer

MeanGreen61 · July 10, 2008

#50 Louisville

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/1...ville/#more-963

Who is No. 49?: As the Countdown busts into the top 50, a small light begins to shine at the end of the tunnel. Program No. 49 snapped the SEC’s second-longest bowl drought with a bowl appearance last fall, its first since 2000.

UNTflyer · July 10, 2008

Who is No. 49?: As the Countdown busts into the top 50, a small light begins to shine at the end of the tunnel. Program No. 49 snapped the SEC's second-longest bowl drought with a bowl appearance last fall, its first since 2000.

Mississippi State

MeanGreen61 · July 11, 2008

#49 Mississippi State

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/1...state/#more-964

Who is No. 48?: This university’s home state is named after the only Great Lake located entirely within the United States.

Mean Green 93-98 · July 11, 2008

#49 Mississippi State
http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/1...state/#more-964
Who is No. 48?: This university’s home state is named after the only Great Lake located entirely within the United States.

Michigan State?

MeanGreen61 · July 12, 2008

#48 Michigan

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/1...higan/#more-965

Who is No. 47?: This university has experienced one of the most rapid growths in N.C.A.A. history: only a full-fledged member of the F.B.S. since 2002, it has since won at least eight games three times.

Mean Green 93-98 · July 12, 2008

#48 Michigan

Wow! Has Michigan ever begun a season that far removed from the top 25?

GoMeanGreen1999 · July 12, 2008

Wow! Has Michigan ever begun a season that far removed from the top 25?

that is great question. It does seem pretty low for them, but with a new coach, players learning a different system completely, and lack of a quality QB, this ranking actually may be high.

CMJ · July 12, 2008

Who is No. 47?: This university has experienced one of the most rapid growths in N.C.A.A. history: only a full-fledged member of the F.B.S. since 2002, it has since won at least eight games three times.

South Florida I'd assume

greenminer · July 13, 2008

South Florida I'd assume

I considered them and FAU. FAU hasn't won 8 games 3 times yet, and both are a year off?

MeanGreen61 · July 13, 2008

#47 Connecticut

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/1...ticut/#more-966

Who is No. 46?: The only university east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason-Dixon line with two players selected in the first round of the 2008 N.F.L. draft.

Censored by Laurie · July 13, 2008

Thats a long fall for Boston College

Quoner · July 13, 2008

Thats a long fall for Boston College

Yet they are almost a shoe-in to win 7-9 games and win a bad bowl again.

MeanGreen61 · July 14, 2008

#46 Boston College

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/1...llege/#more-967

Who is No. 45?: The only team on the Countdown to win a Division II national championship game and an F.B.S. conference championship game.

MeanGreen61 · July 15, 2008

#45 Central Michigan

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/1...higan/#more-969

Who is No. 44?: You know, it’s funny, but this university has enough club sports (over 30 all told) that maybe its students should go play intramurals, brother!

MeanGreen61 · July 16, 2008

#44 Colorado

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/1...orado/#more-970

Hint to next team, #43: Entering his final season (his choice), this university’s head coach will enter the 2008 season one victory from the school record for wins.

MeanGreen61 · July 17, 2008

#43 Purdue

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/1...urdue/#more-972

Hint to the next team, No. 42: Amazingly, this program has won seven games or less in a season only three times since 1968. Unfortunately, each of those three occasions have come since 2002.

Mean Green 93-98 · July 17, 2008

Hint to the next team, No. 42: Amazingly, this program has won seven games or less in a season only three times since 1968. Unfortunately, each of those three occasions have come since 2002.

Nebraska